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All posts tagged "tips for dancers"
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345Tips & AdviceThe 7 steps of networking
Artists benefit from surrounding themselves with art. Inspiration for their own practice often comes from the art they immerse themselves in, and...
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259Feature ArticlesAudition tips with Fran Kirmser
In past editions of Dance Informa, Fran Kirmser gave readers an inside scoop on how to Make Dance Your Business and the...
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593Dance HealthInjured and pining to dance: 4 approaches for how to cope
You’re sitting in a grand theater, watching your peers perform beautifully. Or maybe you’re scrolling Instagram and their opening night pictures fill...
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2.6KFeature Articles10 takeaways for competition season
As school is well underway and vacations end, there is still one season that studios and dancers look forward to — competition...
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249Dance HealthFeeling the pressure: Managing competition anxieties
Competition season is upon us and for many, that means increased pressure — pressure to perform, pressure to win, even pressure not...
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155Tips & AdviceThe basics of launching your dance career
Starting a professional career in dance is thrilling but knowing where to start can be stressful. To help young professionals start their...
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332Tips & AdviceInspiration for the new dance season
The dog days of summer are nearing their end, which is, in some ways, sad. But that means that fall is around the corner,...
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2.6KFeature ArticlesMake Dance Your Business with the help of Tony winner and author Fran Kirmser
Fran Kirmser knew at a young age she wanted to dance. She trained throughout her youth and went on to dance professionally...
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1.6KTips & AdviceThe virtual audition: Obstacle or opportunity?
Let’s talk about virtual auditions. They started as a necessity out of the pandemic, and thankfully served as a way to keep our industry...
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1.5KTips & AdviceBack at it: Favorite audition looks and tips
Auditions. Does anyone really like them? Who knows, but they are a huge part of being a dancer. As more live auditions...
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820Tips & AdviceMentorship 4 Dancers course to deepen artistry and creative entrepreneurship
LA/NY-based Movement Director/Choreographer Zoe Rappaport launches Mentorship 4 Dancers: A 12-Week Online/In-Person Course to Deepen your Artistry and Creative Entrepreneurship. To have...
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2.5KFeature ArticlesYou just graduated from high school. Now what?
After several years of training at your local dance studio, you might not be ready to stop training and performing just yet....
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1.0KFeaturedYour guide to studying in the Big Apple
New York City is world-renowned for its excellent dance training and performance opportunities. The city is home to famed schools of the...
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2.0KDance HealthJumping back in: Top tips on jump conditioning after quarantine
Did you know that dancers, on average, jump 200 times per class? But after a year away from the studio, we won’t...
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1.3KTips & AdviceCostuming and bodily autonomy: How much of a say do dancers get?
I was chatting with a friend recently who dances in a ballet company. While catching up, she complained that the dancers were...
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1.7KTips & AdviceThings that dancers are good at: Fitness training
Dance Informa offers you the next installment in our series on alternative dance gigs! This month, we’re talking about fitness training and...
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3.6KDance HealthWhen doing more means moving less
The need to get things done and to cross off the proverbial to-do list is strong in so many of us. As...
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2.3KTips & AdviceFinding center and focus: Balancing academics and dance
Dancers are full of passion. They identify as dancers and probably will forever. And while it’s certainly possible to make a career...
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3.1KDance Health‘Embrace What Makes You UNIQUE’ in 2021
What makes you unique? Is it a special talent of yours? Your look? Your personality? “The world is so judgmental, and we...
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3.7KTips & AdviceBe performance and audition ready with these hair and makeup tips
Hair and makeup are just a part of being a dancer. But that doesn’t mean we are all able to line the...
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2.5KTips & AdviceCoping with falls this fall
It’s officially fall, and that reminds us of leaves changing color, pumpkin spice everything, Halloween, layers and a crisp breeze. But the...
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1.9KDance HealthMoving through Uncertainty
Many would agree that these are uncertain times….uncharted for most of us. We don’t know what the future holds, let alone tomorrow. The landscape...
